Decoction for Sore Throat with Sweet Plums，From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 2.，Throat obstruction and throat wind are often caused by excessive consumption of alcohol, fishy, pungent, or rich foods, as well as phlegm-fire arising from emotional disturbances; when they occur, they extend to the neck and cause swelling of the head and face. Also used for sore throat in the Shao Yin stage of cold damage and for sore throat due to deficiency in the lower jiao associated with Yin syndrome.
Decoction for Sore Throat with Sweet Plums
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Formulas Name : Decoction for Sore Throat with Sweet Plums
Chinese Name : 咽痛甘桔汤
Drug Formulation
Platycodon root 4 qian, licorice root 3 qian, Chinese schizonepeta 1.5 qian, scrophularia root 1 qian.
Source
From *Concise Medical Compendium*, Volume 2.
Benefits
Throat obstruction and throat wind are often caused by excessive consumption of alcohol, fishy, pungent, or rich foods, as well as phlegm-fire arising from emotional disturbances; when they occur, they extend to the neck and cause swelling of the head and face. Also used for sore throat in the Shao Yin stage of cold damage and for sore throat due to deficiency in the lower jiao associated with Yin syndrome.
Instructions for Use
Decoct in water and take while lying down, swallowing slowly.
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Decoction for Sore Throat with Sweet Plums,Throat obstruction and throat wind are often caused by excessive consumption of alcohol, fishy, pungent, or rich foods, as well as phlegm-fire arising from emotional disturbances; when they occur, they extend to the neck and cause swelling of the head and face. Also used for sore throat in the Shao Yin stage of cold damage and for sore throat due to deficiency in the lower jiao associated with Yin syndrome.